I see where only 33 riders signed up for pro tour in Reno. indication of the poor financial condition of pro wakeboarding? When only 6 guys get paid money from the comp I guess it makes it hard to cover travel. Maybe their lucky to have 35 pro riders.

I like it.... If there was a cable in so cal I would ride it everyday. Its such a great way to go. Eventualy I would'nt be suprised to see like the bunny slopes all the way to the double black diamonds of wake parks. Right now they are to small to be profitable ( at least in cali )

But then it wouldn't be wakeboarding at all, would it? When I'm hitting sliders I wouldn't be wakeboarding either.

What makes you think there won't be a Pro Tour next year? I can't imagine why you would think that. If they can get sponsors in 2009 when the economy is this bad, why would you think they wouldn't be able to continue?

Dave - Maybe a lot of the sponsors were already committed to '09 before the roof really fell in.Just a thought?

They could not get ANY sponsors to help Monavie with the women. And they got blown out of Wakestock as well. I know the women don't rate very high but still, it's indicative of what is happening...........

Well, sponsors on the women's side have been an issue for many years, so I don't see that as indicative of what's going on with the tour overall. It was awesome that we got one year of a full PWT for women last year, but that certainly hasn't been the norm prior to that.

I have zero inside information on the topic, but I'm pretty confident that you'll see a Pro Tour next year just based on what I know about finance and sponsorships.